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“Fundamental to the success of this event” - Infoplum Case Study

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INDUSTRY
Data Management
PRODUCT
Cloud Sites
PAIN POINTS
Infoplum-AFP had the
monumental task of providing
the world with real-time
coverage of the World Cup. It was
imperative that their proprietary
application handle billions of
global requests over the month-
long event.
HOW LIQUID WEB HELPED
The Most Helpful Humans in
Hosting
TM
configured Infoplum's
cloud sites to have a higher
number of nodes than usual,
along with custom-configured
load balancers and additional IP
addresses in order to handle the
153 million hits per day without a
miss.
"Fundamental to the success
of this event"
Liquid Web Powers Real-Time Coverage of the
World Cup
Soccer: The world's most popular, most talked about, and
most watched sporting event by far. And the World Cup
is its jeweled crown. With this in mind, infoplum-AFP had
the monumental task of providing the world with real-
time coverage (including score updates, profiles, and
predictive data) of this premier event.
With all eyes on AFP, it was imperative that their
proprietary application handle billions of global requests
during the month-long tournament—because failure
would not only result in the total outrage of millions
of passionate fans, it would also be a major hit to the
credibility and reputation of the infoplum-AFP brand.
How Liquid Web Helped
Because infoplum had been working with Cloud Sites
since October 2008, they knew Cloud Sites would skillfully
deliver the statistics and highlights that engaged soccer
fans were demanding, without unexpected crashes or
lost data.